Scolecenchelys godeffroyi

The Godeffroy[2] (Scolecenchelys godeffroyi) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1909, originally under the genus Muraenichthys.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Scolecenchelys
Species:
S. godeffroyi
Binomial name
Scolecenchelys godeffroyi
(Regan, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Muraenichthys godeffroyi Regan, 1909

References
  1. Synonyms of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Scolecenchelys godeffroyi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Regan, C. T., 1909 (1 Nov.) [ref. 14420] Descriptions of new marine fishes from Australia and the Pacific. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 23): 438-440.


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